Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (n = 18)
From: Dignity at stake – relatives’ experiences of influencing dignified care in nursing homes
Timeline Participants’ Characteristics | April 2019 Focus group 1 | Focus group 2 | Focus group 3 | In total, First focus groups | May 2019 Focus group 4 | Focus group 5 | In total, Second focus groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Women | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Men | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Spouse | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Adult child | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
In-law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NH 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
NH 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Age | 47–73 years | 34–80 years | 53–90 years | 34–90 years | 47–68 years | 56–80 years | 47–80 years |
Experience as relative of NHs | 2–4 years | 1–7 years | 1–6 years | 1–7 years | 2–6 years | 1–4 years | 1–6 years |